Honeybee Microbee User manual
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Honeybee CNC
Microbee & Microbee Plus
Quick Start Guide
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Create Program From Library
Procedure to create a new program from the Shape Library and load into temporary Run Memory.
Start from the Main Menu (pictured below).
If the control is not showing the Main Menu
(pictured above), press [ESC] key until the
Main Menu is reached.
Select desired shape
using Arrow Keys.
Make selection by
pressing [Enter].
Press [F6] LIBRARY.
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Press [F6] APPLY to preview
part.
Type desired dimensions
on number pad, press [Enter]
to finish each entry.
When finished, press [ESC].
The part is stored in temporary
Run Memory. The part can
be cut immediately by going
directly to procedure 5, “Run the
Program”.
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Press [F3] EDIT.
Verify part is correct, then press
[F7] VIEW again to close the
preview window.
Press [F7] VIEW to preview
program.
Press [F3] SAVE.
Save the Program
Procedure to store a program from temporary Run Memory into permanent Internal Storage.
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Type file name on
number pad.
File Naming:
The program name and extension should not
exceed 12 characters.
It is recommended to use a file name with
numbers only, up to 7 characters, plus “.TXT”
as the extension.
Be sure to use an extension, or the control
may be unable to recall the file.
When finished,
press [Enter].
The file will be saved to permanent
Internal Storage.
When finished, press [ESC] to
return to main menu.
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Load Program from Memory
Procedure to recall a program from permanent Internal Storage into temporary Run Memory.
Use up and down arrow keys
to highlight name of desired
program.
Press [Enter] to select
desired program.
The selected program is opened in the editor.
Press [F2] LOAD.
Press [F3] EDIT.
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Press [F7] VIEW to preview
program.
When finished, press [ESC].
The part is stored in temporary
Run Memory.
Press [F7] VIEW again to
turn off preview.
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Press [F3] EDIT.
Press [F1] LOAD.
Press [F6] USB.
Load Program from USB
Procedure to load a program from a USB disk onto the Microbee or Microbee Plus CNC.
The contents of the USB disk are read and
displayed. If an error occurs, check the USB
drive and re-format if necessary.
USB disks used with the machine must be
formatted as “FAT” or “FAT32” file systems.
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Use up and down arrow keys
to highlight name of desired
program.
Press [Enter] to select
desired program.
The selected program is opened in the editor.
To run the program directly from
USB drive without storing in
memory, press [ESC]. The part is
stored in temporary Run Memory.
Press [F3] SAVE to
store program in
permanent Internal
Storage.
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Press [F1] AUTO.
Press [F4] PREVIEW
again to return to
Automatic Mode menu.
Run the Program
Procedure to execute a program that has been loaded into temporary Run Memory.
If part looks correct, then proceed.
Switch Drive Enable to OFF.
Manually position the torch to the starting
point.
Make sure the plasma or oxy-fuel torch is
set up correctly, with proper consumables.
Switch Drive Enable to ON.
Press [F4] PREVIEW to
verify the correct part
is loaded.
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